11Press the MENU knob.
The z mark on the left of “CACHE REC TIME” changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.
12To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.
The menu disappears, and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.
Settings made in Picture Cache mode are maintained until changed.
You can turn Picture Cache mode on and off by assigning the Picture Cache ON/OFF function to one of the assignable switches (ASSIGN 1/2 and TURBO GAIN), and pressing the switch.
For detailed information on the assignable switches, see
Camcorder operations in Picture Cache mode
The recording procedure in Picture Cache time is basically the same as that for normal recording. However, note the following differences.
•When you record in Picture Cache mode, the picture you shoot is recorded to tape after the Picture Cache time elapses. For this reason, the tape does not stop immediately when you press the VTR START button. After the VTR START button is pressed, all tape operation buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY, and STOP) stop functioning until the Picture Cache time has elapsed. During this time, if you press the VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens, recording starts again as if there were no pause in recording.
•The time the tape stops after the VTR START button is pressed equals the Picture Cache time set. However, if you start recording within the set Picture Cache time immediately after selecting the Picture Cache mode, changing the Picture Cache time or performing playback or recording review, the picture data for the duration of the Picture Cache time will not be stored in memory. Thus, the time the tape stops after the STOP button is pressed becomes shorter than the Picture Cache time.
•The time code stops advancing while time data is being set (when the
•Positions of essence marks, such as shot marks, may be shifted depending on the Picture Cache time setting.
•Menu operation for the Picture Cache time setting is disabled during recording. To change the setting, once
stop the recording by pressing the VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens.
When power is lost during recording
•When the power is turned off during recording, the camera will switch off by itself after the tape has run for a few seconds.
•If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during recording, actual recording of picture data ends the instant the tape is stopped. However, a certain amount of recorded picture data, equal to that recorded during the Picture Cache time, will be lost, because it has not yet been recorded on the tape before the tape stops. For this reason, make sure you do not change the battery while recording.
When the tape runs out during recording
Please note that if the tape runs out and the camcorder stops during recording, a certain amount of recorded picture data, equal to that recorded during the Picture Cache time, will be lost, because it has not yet been recorded on the tape.
Inserting an optional
Auto Interval Rec
In Auto Interval Rec mode, pictures are automatically shot a frame at a time at the specified interval and stored in memory. To use this function you must set the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the tape (REC TIME).
Manual Interval Rec
There are two modes of Manual Interval Rec:
•Single Trigger mode
Setting the number of frames to be recorded at one shooting (NUMBER OF FRAME) enables the camcorder to record the number of frames preset each time the VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens is pressed.
•Continuous Trigger mode
Pictures are automatically shot by preset frames at preset intervals by pressing the VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens.
In Auto Interval Rec and Continuous Trigger mode of Manual Interval Rec, by setting the
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